This edition of Jazz Beat presents an interview conducted by guest host Peter Sokolowski with Doc Severinsen, famous as Johnny Carson’s bandleader on The Tonight Show and a virtuoso trumpet player who still practices every day. This conversation took place before a live audience in the recital hall at UMASS Amherst, and covers subjects from Doc’s early career touring with big bands, his work as a studio musician in New York, and his television days. He discusses several of his favorite players and concludes with his thoughts about retirement and his dedication to his instrument: “I think about the trumpet when I’m sleeping at night.”
Jazz Beat - Doc Severinsen at 90: The Interview
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